The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Taylor Gauthier to a one-year contract, according to an announcement by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. The agreement will keep Gauthier with the team through the 2025-26 season and has an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. Following the signing, Gauthier has been loaned back to the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL.
Gauthier, who is 25 years old and stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 209 pounds, has played in 22 games this season for Wheeling. He holds an 11-6-5 record with a goals-against average of 2.07, a .924 save percentage, and one shutout. On Thursday, he became Wheeling’s all-time wins leader after surpassing Andy Franck’s record of 60 career wins with the Nailers. In that game against the Rapid City Rush, Gauthier made 30 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts.
Over his ECHL career spanning 110 games, Gauthier has recorded a 61-39-9 record with a .920 save percentage and a goals-against average of 2.28 along with eight shutouts. He was named ECHL Goaltender of the Year for the 2023-24 season.
Gauthier also played in 25 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL where he posted a record of 10-5-7 with a goals-against average of 2.77, a .908 save percentage, and two shutouts.
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Gauthier won gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2019 and silver at the World Junior Championship in 2021 as part of Team Canada.
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